Friday, April 27, 2012

Tubby Hayes, Eddie Bo, Brief encounter + many more.

Plenty of exclusive records just added. A few examples.


Amazing soul pearl.


Mono original.


Mono original


Lexington original of this fantastic classic album. 


First issue of this wicked afro/funk/rock album. 


Strong jazz at this legendary label.


Seldom seen.


Obscure soul album that we have very seldom.


Japanese only album with monster tunes "Human".


Obscure soundtrack in a funk rock style.


Amazing sweet soul album, an essential personal favorite of mine.


Indiependant hip hop rarity.


Brilliant latin/jazz LP and the cover ain't bad either!


Original pink issue with the superb version of "Get out of my life woman".



Electro rarity


47 west 63rd issue.


Funk classic.


High quality reissue from the Superfly gang of this superb album. 


Immediate funk bomb.


Rare groove, break masterpiece.


"Here comes the family" is just an unique track that blows my mind everytime.


Modern soul biggie.


Strong soul album.


A killer jazz album that deserves more attention. A recommendation.


Fine mix of afro and jazz.


Detroit jazz magic at Tribe.


Lovely MPS album that's first time we have in stock.


One of my alltime favorite artists, killer album.


Funk club favorite.


Beatles have never sounded this good to my ears.


With the mastgerpiece "Send in the clowns".


Killer soul tunes at this one.


Lovley soul classic.


Danish jazz rarity with the mighty "Taboo".


Lexington original.


Japanese only free jazz album.


Strong roots reggae album.


Original issue of this great soul album in Roy Ayers style.


Amazing album, one of my favorites from Brazil. OG's are very tough to find.


Latin/soul masterpiece in the titles track.


Funk/rare groove classic, nice clean copy.


Great soul LP.


Original issue of funk classic.


Mono original in great shape.


Behind the boring cover is really strong spiritual jazz, Japan only.


UK original.

In case you haven't checked previous blog text regarding the Big update then it's plenty more rare one's...


Or you cna of course browse webiste for all records or contact us to be mailed all records added.


To be added at the mailing list:


It's been many months hard work behind gathering those seldom seen records and some travelling as well.

















Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Big Update 120425

It's time for another one of those "Big Updates" when we add very exclusive and indemand records to our stock. It's essential for those of you that are into rare records and a bit of closure for us since it's records we have gathered for months since our last "Big Update" in Januari. 

Roughly 300 records added today with the Soul LP section being the best but all sections have had at least some rare titles added. Also strong jazz sections with some high priced Blue note titles in great shape, obscure European jazz titles which many we have never had before and much more.










SOUL / FUNK





100% pure poison - Coming right at you - EMI
Brilliant rare groove/modern soul album, getting a bit of a revival.


Superb modern soul classic, first time for sale for us.





Andrew Lewis Band - The Blue album
Private pressed modern soul LP.





Beginning of the end - Same - Alston 4403
Us original of this constant indemand funk monster.


Amazing latin/soul pearl with great vibe, works great in clubs. Pretty clean copy too.





Black truth rhythm band - Ifetayo
Carribean funk LP we never had before.





Bobby Williams - Funky superfly - R&R records
Us original of this legendary funk album.





Chosen few - Night & day
Insanely rare Jamaican soul/funk/break album. First issue.





David Lasley - Demos
Rare blue eyed soul/aor album Boz Scaggs.





Directions - Same - Brunswick BL 754209
Brilliant 70's crossover soul bomb.


Lovely midtempo soul winner and seldom seen.





Gift of dreams - Mandroid - Jam Power JP-LP-006
Indemand boogie/modern soul LP.





Invaders - Spacing out 
Legendary funk/psych monster.





Jay Mitchell - Spirits of fire
Raw psychadelic funk album from Barbados.





Karin Jones - Under the influence of love
Superb modern soul album, just awesome.





Lawrence Schwedler - Crisis journey
Great blue eyed soul album, private pressed.





Lee Moses - Time & place
Indemand as always





Lillian Alexander - Let love take a holiday - Reynolds
Ultra rare soul album with the superb "A dream without you".





Marvellettes - Playboy - Tamla
Tamla Motown magic.





Maxx Traxx - Same - Pulse records - PLP-5001
Chicago soul magic.

European only modern soul winner.





Mike James Kirkland - Doin it right - Bryan records
Another "Record Mania" store favorite artist, pure quality.


Just an amazing tune that every Soul interested music lover should listen to.





Moods - Same - Soiree records
Private pressed soul rarity. 


Gritty, catchy R&B soul tunes.





Night train / TNT Band - Mng tracks - Wirl
Breakbeat funk monster in "Making tracks".





O.T. Sykes - First love - Fun city records
Wicked soul album from quality soul man. 

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Rare funk 45 double sider. 


Killer soul/funk bomb, indemand and one of those that have gone up heavily in price the last decade. In the early 90's I bought 5-6 copies from a US dealer and sold to my closest friends/customers for 400 kr! 


Lovely crossover soul pearl with great vibe.





Sapphire - Same -  Quantum records
Modern soul indemander with the monster "Searching on".


Immediate, catchy soul pearl. Indemander.





Shirley Nanette - Never coming back
Monster soul album with superb tunes as "All of your life", "Never coming back" and "Sometimes".




Sly Slick and wicked - Get down live - Bad boy's
Ultra rare soul album in a sweet style.





Sound Investment - Same - Brunswick - BL754218
The rarest Brunswick soul album?




Modern soul killer.





Steady wailin sid - Spirit of 76 with love
Ultra rare funk/soul album with killers like "Mechanic".





Syl Johnson - Dresses too short - Twinight - LPS 1001
Legendary soul album.





Third Rail - Reachin for it
Modern soul rarity.





Timothy Wilson - Same - H&L
Sealed original of this lovely soul album.





U.S. Warren - For a few funky dues more - Chytowns
Obscure funk album with psych moments.


Brlliant funky soul with that typical relaxed but funky Willie Beaver style. 


JAZZ / BOP / MODAL / FREE JAZZ





A Touch Of Jazz - Same
Deep and modal sounds on German private label 




Allen Houser Quintet & Sextet - No Samba
Rare and very strong LP from 1973





Andrzej Kurylewicz Quintet - Go Right - XL 0186
Top notch Polish jazz





Benny Golson - Gone with Golson - NJ 8235
New Jazz mono original in superb shape





Blue Freedom's New Art Transformation - Same / New Art Transformation
Private press free jazz in cool paste-on sleeve





Bobby Jackson - Cafe Extra Ordinaire Story
Fantastic private press jazz album, recorded 1970





Clarence Peters - The Magnetic Atmospher
Very rare French Strata East-style spiritual jazz LP





Dadisi Komolafe - Hassan's Walk
Spiritual jazz album with a great version of  Wayne Shorter's "Speak No Evil"





Dizzy Reece - From In To Out
French only album with a tough progressive sound, feat. John Gilmore





Duke Jordan - Flight to Jordan - BLP 4046
Top Blue Note-title, mono deep groove original





Freddie Redd Quintet - Shades of Redd - BLP 4045
Classic Blue Note with stellar line-up: Jackie McLean, Tina Brooks etc.


Swedish EP from 1964 with the beautiful "Scandinavian breeze". 





Gigi Gryce - Same / S 1201
Great LP on Signal, feat. Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Art Farmer 


With Jan Johansson from 1956.





Howard Hanger Trio - Through A Glass Darkly
Deep and powerful album from 1970





Hugh Steinmetz - Nu! / Danish Jazz Musician Of The Year - DEB 1148
Ultra rare Danish LP with a tough, dark free jazz sound





Ib Lund Nielsen - Basrelief
Hard to find modern jazz with Danish top players as Allan Botschinsky, Bent Jaedig & Bjarne Rostvold





Jef Gilson - New Call From France
One of the best Saba LPs, fantastic modal jazz all the way





Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu - The Evening of the Blue Men
Rare Chicago avantgarde/improv jazz





Joe Henderson - In 'N Out - BLP 4166
Mono original in nice shape





K H Miklin Trio - Pick Up
Strong spiritual jazz LP recorded in Vienna





Kenny Graham & His Satellites - Moondog and Suncat Suites
Great Moondog-inspired jazz suite from 1957





Lee Morgan - Leeway - BLP 4034
Truly classic Blue Note set, original press in fantastic shape!





Lee Morgan - Sonic Boom - GXK 8171
First issue of strong 1967 session feat. Ron Carter and Cedar Walton





Lucky Thompson - Accent on Tenor Sax - UJLP 1206
Mono original on Urania Records





Masters of Unorthodox Jazz - Overground - HGB 1001
Ultra rare free jazz, recorded in Vienna in 1969. Because of the obscurity of this one we have decided to sell it on eBay, the link will forward you to the auction.





Michael Garrick / Garrick's Fairground - Mr Smith's Apocalypse
UK jazz set with spoken/choral parts, feat. Don Rendell


One of her most seldom seen EP's and this copy is very clean too. 


With IB Glindemann's orchestra. 





Phil Woods - Pairing Off - PRLP 7046
Quality jazz with Kenny Dorham, Donald Byrd, Tommy Flanagan etc., 446 W 50th St original





Sun Ra Quartet - New Steps
Italian only LP from 1978 with the fantastic "Where There Is No Sun"





Sun Ra Quartet - Other Voices, Other Blues
More deep spiritual jazz, only released in Italy





Svein Finnerud Trio - Same
Incredibly rare Norwegian avantgarde jazz LP from 1968, on the same label as Jan Garbarek "Til Vigdis"





Tete Montoliu - Piano For Nuria
German Saba original



Zbigniew Namyslowski - Lola - SKL 4644
Brilliant jazz album, UK stereo original


FUNK JAZZ / FUSION





Billy Wooten & His Friends - In This World
Rare LP with the lovely soulful fusion "Somebody's Calling My Name"





Carlos Franzetti - Grafitti
Very rare fusion/funk jazz on Guiness





Ceasar Frazier - Hail Ceasar
Indemand LP with the funk jazz classic "Hicky-burr"





Cleveland Eaton & the Kats - Half & Half volume 1
Funk jazz with sample-friendly sound, including versions of "Slippin' Into Darkness" and "Daydreaming"





Cortex - Same / Pourquoi
Funk/fusion/disco LP, the third from this popular group





Eddy Louiss - Same
Rare LP with the groovy "Mazurka cacodou" and a version of "Cantaloupe Island"





Harold Mckinney - Voices & Rhythms Of The Creative Profile
Indemand Tribe-album with Marcus Belgrave, Wendell Harrison and the other usual Tribe suspects





Head - Blackpool Cool
Fusion LP with a Placebo-sound





Ira Kris - Jazzanova
Bossa/jazz/fusion with Jimmy Woode and Juan Romero





Ju-Par Universal Orchestra - Moods and Grooves
Fusion/funk jazz classic, very first issue with wider and more centered waterfall on the cover





Leroy Vinnegar - The Kid
Great funky jazz from 1975





Open Sky Unit - Same
Incredibly rare private press jazz/fusion, Belgium original with full picture sleeve





Ronny Pellers Satin Sound - Same / MSM 30002
Hard-to-find Swiss only funk/jazz





Tom Scott - The Honeysuckle Breeze
Much wanted LP with the Pete Rock-sampled "Today"




REGGAE / AFRO





Asiko Rock Group - Same
Ultra rare Nigerian funk/disco, unusually clean copy.





Bunny Brissett - Better safe than sorry
Augustus Pablo-produced  female roots.





Fatman Riddim Section - Tough Guys In Dub
Tough dub album, one of the rarest from Fatman Riddim Section





Mahmoud Ahmed - Jegoul naw betwa 
Ethiopian original of this monster album in NM shape!





Musicism - Riding In Rhythm
Instrumental reggae with top players like Clive Hunt, Boris Gardiner & Leslie Butler





Ossie Hibbert - Leggo Dub
Top dub album in top shape! JA original.





Tilahun Gessesse - Same - AELP 110
Rare Ethipian album in deep lovely style.




LATIN & BRASIL





Heavy Joker - Same
"Leaving for Cala Bassa" - bossa/fusion club favorite


Club latin/funk winner, covering Edwin Starr's much loved soul classic. 


Joe Bataan is one of those artists that all the staff at Record Mania love. Amazing stuff from a true legend. 


Latin/soul masterpiece, just essential tune.





Mitchell & Ruff - A viagem - Forma
Great 60's bossa jazz album.


Strong jazzy mambo LP on Alegre.





Orquesta Zodiac - El adios - Horoscope
Great guaguanco/salsa album.





Ray Rodriguez Eddie Lebron - Ghetto records presents
Wicked salsa album.


HIP HOP / ELECTRO


Rare french hip hop from 1998.


Ultra rare electro from Amos Larkin in 1984.


Wu-Tang style hip hop from 1996.


DISCO / MODERN SOUL





Arnie Love & the Loveletts - We had enough / Invisible wind
Huge modern soul/disco indemander.





Quintus protect - Moments
"Night flight" awesome Balearic tune.




ROCK / PROG








Lee Hazlewood - The Stockholm kid





Nature - Same - Gump



Plus many many more, check webiste for all records added.


Not our biggest "Big update" this time but many exclusive titles and several we never had before, enjoy! Lars & crew.